Outstanding green
Dramatic sweeping façade, statement spiral staircase. Bounded by water on both sides – one of the last commercial lots on Canary Wharf Estate – one of the greenest.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
Completed 2019
27-storeys, 1.2m sq. ft. = amongst the largest of CWG’s 29 sustainably certified
2 lobbies, 3 dedicated commercial trading floors + ground level retail
👷🏾♀️Developer & Contractor
Martin Gettings – Former Group Director Sustainability at Canary Wharf Group
Bianca Stendtke – Associate Director at Canary Wharf Contractors
Warren Beney – Former Head of Corporate Real Estate at Société Générale
✍️Architects & Engineers
Shawn Duffy – Principal at KPF
Simon Groves – Senior Associate Architect at Adamson Associates Architects
Andrew McLean – Director at tp bennett
Richard Sabin – Managing Director at Biotecture
Steven Bray – Director at EeStairs
Andrew Moore – Associate Director at Hilson Moran
🌱Sustainability
BREEAM Outstanding (87%) + EPC A
30% improvement on building regulations for energy performance + 40% reduction in heating and cooling demand
Roof top solar panels deliver 24,500 kWh/year
Canary Wharf Estate’s 1st green wall – plant palette chosen to attract bees; includes innovative underwater living wall to attract fish + marine wildlife
55% reduction in water consumption over comparable building: grey water recycling, low flow sanitary ware, drought tolerant planting palette + leak detection system
🥦 Wellbeing
1,830 sq. ft. living green wall integrated into building fabric rather than an add-on – flanking new promenade along South Dock for public to enjoy
Cantilevered floors means continuous, column-free circulation is enabled at the ground plane
2,600 sq. ft. of outdoor landscaped terraces
857 cycle spaces with 500 lockers + 60 showers
Optimum indoor air quality levels: low VOC paints + varnishes; indoor air quality plan
🎈Bonus feature
The design team worked closely with a primary tenant, Société Générale, to establish a brief and incorporate bespoke requirements into the final building. Proof: radical collaboration drives outstanding innovation.
🔗 Check it out https://www.kpf.com/project/1-and-5-bank-street
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